DAYTON — The Wright State volleyball team will travel outside the state of Ohio for the first time this season as the Raiders head to Indiana for a pair of matches this weekend, first taking on Ball State Friday night before a quick drive to face Butler on Saturday afternoon. Both matches are expected to be streamed.

MATCH INFORMATION
Friday, Sept. 20- at Ball State - 6 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats
Saturday, Sept .21 - at Butler - 3 p.m. - Watch - Live Stats

LAST TIME OUT
Wright State swept through the Sports Imports Classic grabbing four set wins over Buffalo, then-No. 20 Miami (FL) and Ohio State. Mya Ayro led the way with 50 kills for the weekend, followed by Sam Ott's 47 kills, while Lauren Yacobucci passed out 143 combined assists and Jenny Wessling led the backline with 57 digs.

VOTE GETTERS
On the heels of a three-win weekend that featured back-to-back victories over power conference opponents then-No. 20 Miami (FL) and Ohio State, Wright State received votes in the latest AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll announced on Sept. 16. The inclusion marked the first time Wright State has seen its name in the poll since the 2021 AVCA Preseason Poll, while the Raiders were a mainstay in the poll's listing during the COVID-altered spring 2021 season when they closed the campaign by receiving votes in the final seven AVCA polls.

HORIZON LEAGUE SAM
Sam Ott was named Horizon League Player of the Week on Sept. 16 after she recorded 47 total kills and had a .349 attack percentage in three wins Sept. 13-15.  She opened action with 22 kills against Buffalo and added 10 digs for a double-double before a 14-kill effort in the win over then-No. 20 Miami (FL) and capped the weekend with another double-double (11 kills, 11 digs) against Ohio State. 

NATIONAL LOVE
Grad student Sam Ott earned national recognition after her 3.92 kills per set average in the Raiders' weekend sweeps of Buffalo, then-No. 20 Miami (FL) and Ohio State grabbing one of seven national spots on Michella Chester's 'Starting Rotation for Week 3 on NCAA.com and NCAA social media channels on Sept. 17.  Additionally, Chester called Wright State a 'team to watch out for' on NCAA.com and NCAA social media channels on Sept. 18.

KNOW THE FOES
- Ball State is 5-4 to date after winning two of three matches last weekend. Wright State won last season's meeting as the two teams have faced 23 times overall dating back to 1975, including in three of the last five seasons dating back to 2019.
- Butler has opened the season 2-7 and is coming off three losses last weekend in Arizona. Wright State has met its former Horizon League foe 54 times overall, first in 1982, while last season's contest was the first matchup since 2016.

NATIONALLY SPEAKING. . .
Wright State begins the weekend with a 14.77 kills per set average, currently No. 2 nationally, while the Raiders' 13.81 assists per set average is No. 3 in the country, aided in large part to Lauren Yacobucci's 11.48 assist per set average, which is No. 3 in the country.